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The primary focus of this program is to assist nursing leaders in the effective management and implementation of strategic and tactical plans. As nursing leaders move upward in the organization, the decisions, the issues, and the projects become increasingly complex and multifunctional. The program content is specifically designed to address this complexity and includes identifying the key stakeholders and influencing their behavior, learning to manage resources, and knowing when to terminate a task force or project. Small group work is used to enhance the opportunities for learning and applying the lessons from the classroom. Faculty members participating in the Wharton Nursing Leaders Program have been chosen not only for their expertise in a particular content area but also their vast experience working with senior clinician executives.
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Wharton Nursing Leaders Program Session Topics
- Task Force Management
- Accounting
- Stakeholder Mapping
- Effective Decision Making
- Team Building and Motivation
This program is for higher-level nurse managers who are preparing for the role of CNO. Specifically, an individual attending this program must meet two of the three following criteria:
- Reports directly to the chief nursing officer of the organization.
- Has multi-unit fiscal and management responsibilities.
- Manages direct reports who have supervisory responsibility.
The objectives of the program include:
- To provide essential financial skills, enabling participants to communicate budgetary information to peers and staff.
- To provide an awareness of the strategic issues facing the health care organization and the stakeholders within and outside the organization.
- To provide critical analytical skills necessary to manage task forces or project teams.
- To enhance the ability to manage resources, both human and financial, and to optimize clinical and administrative performance.
- To explore the causes of poor decision making.
KATHY
PEARSON, PhD
Academic Director
Adjunct Associate Professor, Operations and Information Management Department
The Wharton School
The Wharton School
Kathy Pearson, PhD serves as an adjunct associate professor in the Operations and Information Management Department at the Wharton School. She has taught operations management courses in the MBA program and Executive Master’s of Technology Management program as well as probability and statistics, simulation modeling, and other courses for the department and the University of Pennsylvania. In 2006, Dr. Pearson was honored with the "Goes Above and Beyond the Call of Duty" award by the 2007 Wharton MBA class. In addition, Dr. Pearson is a senior consultant and director, Executive Education, for Decision Strategies International (DSI), a management consulting firm focused on scenario-based strategic planning and decision making.
Dr. Pearson is heavily involved in Executive Education at the Wharton School and DSI, teaching on a variety of topics such as Critical Thinking, Scenario Planning, Strategic Decision Making, Project Management, and Stakeholder Analysis. As academic director for many programs, she is responsible for the design of the academic curriculum, the integration of the material, and the overall educational quality of the program. Specifically, Dr. Pearson has served as the academic director for the Wharton Executive Management Program for Academic Surgery Leaders, the Patient Safety Leadership Academy Executive Program, the Wharton Nursing Leaders Program, and the GlaxoSmithKline Executive Management Program for Pharmacy Leaders. Many of her participants are clinician executives, but she has also worked with executives from a wide variety of industries and has taught at CEDEP at INSEAD in Fountainebleau, France.
Dr. Pearson's industrial experience includes analytical support for the pharmaceutical industry, various hospital groups, the Department of Defense, and several manufacturing companies. Most recently, she has served on a number of quality management and best practice teams for a major health care company, has been heavily involved in developing computer simulation models for the health care industry, and has worked with several professional organizations in developing long-term strategic business plans. In addition, she has worked with hospital clinicians in the area of patient safety.
Dr. Pearson received her BS degree in Theoretical Mathematics from Auburn University, her MS degree in Decision Sciences from Georgia State University, and her PhD in Industrial Engineering (concentration in Statistics) from Northwestern University.
Dr. Pearson is heavily involved in Executive Education at the Wharton School and DSI, teaching on a variety of topics such as Critical Thinking, Scenario Planning, Strategic Decision Making, Project Management, and Stakeholder Analysis. As academic director for many programs, she is responsible for the design of the academic curriculum, the integration of the material, and the overall educational quality of the program. Specifically, Dr. Pearson has served as the academic director for the Wharton Executive Management Program for Academic Surgery Leaders, the Patient Safety Leadership Academy Executive Program, the Wharton Nursing Leaders Program, and the GlaxoSmithKline Executive Management Program for Pharmacy Leaders. Many of her participants are clinician executives, but she has also worked with executives from a wide variety of industries and has taught at CEDEP at INSEAD in Fountainebleau, France.
Dr. Pearson's industrial experience includes analytical support for the pharmaceutical industry, various hospital groups, the Department of Defense, and several manufacturing companies. Most recently, she has served on a number of quality management and best practice teams for a major health care company, has been heavily involved in developing computer simulation models for the health care industry, and has worked with several professional organizations in developing long-term strategic business plans. In addition, she has worked with hospital clinicians in the area of patient safety.
Dr. Pearson received her BS degree in Theoretical Mathematics from Auburn University, her MS degree in Decision Sciences from Georgia State University, and her PhD in Industrial Engineering (concentration in Statistics) from Northwestern University.
CHARLES
E.
DWYER, PhD
Associate Professor, Educational Leadership Division
Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
Charles Dwyer has held the positions of chairperson of the board of the Wharton Center for Applied Research and director of the Management and Behavioral Science Center. He has more than 30 years of experience in corporate and organizational consulting and executive development for various clients, including IBM, the New York Stock Exchange, PepsiCo, the Buick Division of General Motors, Merrill Lynch, Intel, Bates Advertising, the Justice Department, the General Services Administration, and the Federal Reserve System. Professor Dwyer is recognized as an outstanding teacher and lecturer. His recent books are Managing People (Kendall/Hunt, 1996), The Shifting Sources of Power and Influence (American College of Physician Executives, 1992), and Achieving Power and Influence in Organizations, the latter being a multimedia, self-instructional series of three seminars. He also teaches in Wharton’s Leading and Managing People and Building Relationships That Work programs.
STEVEN
FINKLER, PhD, CPA
Professor Emeritus of Public and Health Administration, Accounting, and Financial Management
Wagner School of Public Service, New York University
Wagner School of Public Service, New York University
Steven Finkler is an award-winning teacher and author. Among his awards are the 2002 Pioneering Spirit Award from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) and the 2003 Sigma Theta Tau International Research Award in the Health Policy and Systems category. Dr. Finkler served as a member of the National Advisory Council of the National Institute for Nursing Research at NIH from 1997 to 2001.
Among his publications are 17 books and more than 200 journal articles. His books include Budgeting Concepts for Nurse Managers, 3rd edition; Financial Management for Nurse Managers and Executives, 2nd edition (with Chris Kovner); and Accounting Fundamentals for Health Care Management (with David Ward). He has published articles in Nursing Economics, the Journal of Nursing Administration, the Western Journal of Nursing Research, Nursing Administration Quarterly, the New England Journal of Medicine, and other leading journals.
He is currently working on the 3rd edition of Financial Management for Nurse Managers and Executives (with Chris Kovner and Cheryl Jones), and the 4th edition of Budgeting Concepts for Nurse Managers (with Mary McHugh).
He received a BS and MS from the Wharton School, where he majored in accounting and finance. His master's degree in economics and PhD in business administration were awarded by Stanford University. Dr. Finkler, who is also a CPA, worked for several years as an auditor with Ernst and Young and was on the Wharton faculty before joining New York University.
Among his publications are 17 books and more than 200 journal articles. His books include Budgeting Concepts for Nurse Managers, 3rd edition; Financial Management for Nurse Managers and Executives, 2nd edition (with Chris Kovner); and Accounting Fundamentals for Health Care Management (with David Ward). He has published articles in Nursing Economics, the Journal of Nursing Administration, the Western Journal of Nursing Research, Nursing Administration Quarterly, the New England Journal of Medicine, and other leading journals.
He is currently working on the 3rd edition of Financial Management for Nurse Managers and Executives (with Chris Kovner and Cheryl Jones), and the 4th edition of Budgeting Concepts for Nurse Managers (with Mary McHugh).
He received a BS and MS from the Wharton School, where he majored in accounting and finance. His master's degree in economics and PhD in business administration were awarded by Stanford University. Dr. Finkler, who is also a CPA, worked for several years as an auditor with Ernst and Young and was on the Wharton faculty before joining New York University.
ROCH
PARAYRE, PhD
Fellow, Aresty Institute of Executive Education
Managing Director, Decision Strategies International, Inc.
Managing Director, Decision Strategies International, Inc.
Roch Parayre is a senior partner and scenario-planning expert with Decision Strategies International, a consulting firm specializing in strategy. He teaches executives at the Wharton School, at CEDEP/INSEAD in France, and for the Institute of Management Studies. He has consulted with many of the Global 1,000 companies (including 3Com, Abbott Laboratories, Alcatel, American Airlines, American Re-Insurance, BASF, Baxter Healthcare, Bethlehem Steel, Brunswick Corporation, Cargill, Chubb, Citgo, Coca Cola, The Conservation Fund, Disney, EDS, Entergy, Givaudan, GlaxoSmithKline, Investors Group, J&J, Knight Ridder, Litton Industries, Lucent Technologies, Marathon Oil, MCI, Medtronic, Merrill Lynch, Microsoft, New York Life, PNC Bank, Progress Software, and Texas Instruments) and has led executive education seminars on the topics of decision making, scenario planning, creativity, and strategy. He was previously on the faculty at the Cox School of Business at SMU, where he won numerous MBA teaching awards. He holds a PhD in business strategy from the University of British Columbia, a master's degree in engineering-economic systems from Stanford University, and an undergraduate degree in operations research and mathematics magna cum laude from the University of Ottawa.
DR.
CHATHAM
SULLIVAN, PsyD
Consultant
Center for Applied Research (CFAR)
Center for Applied Research (CFAR)
Chatham Sullivan, PsyD, is a consultant at the Center for Applied Research (CFAR), a management consulting firm specializing in strategy and organizational development. Dr. Sullivan works with clients in health care, particularly hospital systems, and owner-led businesses, focusing on collaboration, leadership, and strategy. Dr. Sullivan draws on his training in organizational psychology and management to address with his clients the crucial intersection of business economics and organizational dynamics. In addition to his work at CFAR, he has staffed Executive Education programs at Aresty Institute of Executive Education and the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at Wharton. Dr. Sullivan presents and publishes on various topics in management, including authority relations, leadership, group dynamics, and the consultant/client relationship.